RSTP Parameter Configuration

RUCKUS devices support RSTP as described in the IEEE 802.1w specification. RSTP is disabled by default.

If you configure a port-based VLAN on the device, the VLAN has the same RSTP state as the default RSTP state on the device. You can enable or disable RSTP in each VLAN separately. In addition, you can enable or disable RSTP on individual ports.

Each port-based VLAN on a RUCKUS device runs a separate spanning tree (a separate instance of RSTP). A RUCKUS device has one port-based VLAN (VLAN 1) by default that contains all the device ports. Thus, by default, each RUCKUS device has one spanning tree. However, if you configure additional port-based VLANs on a RUCKUS device, each of those VLANs on which RSTP is enabled and VLAN 1 all run separate spanning trees.

In this section:

  1. RSTP Parameters and Defaults
  2. Configuring IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
    The IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol can be enabled on a port-based VLAN or on an individual port, and IEEE 802.1w port and bridge parameters can be configured.
  3. Displaying RSTP (IEEE 802.1w) Information
Parent topic: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol